Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Socket.dev; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist to lead all regulatory activities for food labeling and compliance.

You will work with R&D, Sales, Marketing, and QA, and directly coordinate with customers to ensure packaging, labeling, and product changes meet US and international standards. Responsibilities include maintaining regulatory document databases, preparing ingredient statements and nutrition panels, and guiding internal teams on compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Regulatory, Food Science, Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, or related discipline.
• Certified PCQI credential.
• Experience with 3rd party standards and certifications in the food industry.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel infrequently.
• Ability to interpret and apply food regulations to daily tasks.
• Ability to learn company capabilities quickly.
• Detail oriented and able to multitask.
• Proficient with vendor and customer interactions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee regulatory compliance for the organization.
• Develop and implement processes for regulatory documents.
• Validate product labeling under US and international laws.
• Manage ingredient statements and nutritional panels using Genesis ESHA.
• Support audits and customer regulatory requests.
• Maintain and update labeling requirements for materials and finished goods.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify regulatory needs.
• Update formula databases and ERP records (Plex).
• Provide regulatory guidance per FDA/USDA guidelines.
• Assist in training on regulatory topics.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Team-oriented

Travel flexibility

Independent work

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Vendor/customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Regulatory / Food Science / Nutrition / Biology / Chemistry

Certified PCQI

Tools

Genesis Labeling

Genesis ESHA

Plex ERP

Microsoft Office

Google Docs

Job description

Description

The Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist works cross functionally with Research & Development, Sales, Marketing, and Quality Assurance, as well as directly with customers to provide all aspects of Food Labeling and Regulatory information. The Regulatory Compliance Specialist facilitates workflows for new products, packaging, labels, and product changes. This person manages and maintains a database of documents required for compliance with regulatory standards and completes surveys and/or audits for regulatory or customer requests.

Requirements

• Responsible for all regulatory compliance for the organization.
• Develops and implements processes and procedures for incoming and outgoing regulatory documents.
• Validates product composition and labeling compliance under US and International laws & regulations.
• Understands, analyzes, and manages formulas using Genesis Labeling software given from Product Development and customer.
• Creates and generates the ingredient statement and nutritional panel for package labeling utilizing Genesis ESHA software.
• Responsible for Organic products certification; completes OPI.
• Responsible for Non-GMO / Bio-Engineered product verification.
• Understands Identity Preserved product requirements (GMO, Organic, Gluten Free, Kosher, Halal).
• Signs all in-house verifications for: nutrition panels, specification sheets and range formulas, country of origin, allergen sheets, Non-GMO / Bio-Engineered and International documents.
• Proofs finish good labels.
• Participates in validation of marketing call outs; proofs marketing materials and approves label ingredient statement and nutritional panel and net weight, using FDA/USDA guidelines.
• Maintains and/or updates current ingredient, finished goods and labeling requirements for raw materials and finished goods.
• Works alongside teams to identify regulatory requirements for products and labels.
• Updates formula databases and record maintenance in Plex ERP system.
• Accountable for package proofing specifications.
• Manages Specification and Technical data to current and up to date.
• Studies emerging policy, legislative or regulatory initiatives that may impact our business or regulatory compliance and report implications.
• Provides regulatory guidance and answer compliance related questions/documents per FDA/USDA compliance.
• Completes customer regulatory requests promptly.
• Assists in training for regulatory related topics.
• Supports Director of Food Safety and Quality with on-site audits, program reviews at the manufacturing facilities.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Position Qualifications:

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Regulatory, Food Science, Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Certified PCQI
• Experience with 3rd party standards and certifications in the food industry.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, organization, and team-oriented skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead group discussions.
• Flexibility to travel on an infrequent basis.
• Ability to research food regulations and interpret and apply them to daily job role.
• Ability to quickly learn company capabilities.
• Detailed oriented.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to proficiently deal directly with vendors and customers.

Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience in the technical aspects of food labeling, food analysis or quality assurance.
• Master’s Degree/MBA.
• Process Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).
• Strong Microsoft office and Google Doc skills.